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Which of the following sentences correctly follows the rules of capitalization?
a. The President of the company made a speech today
b. I would love to spend my summers in the North
c. He met with senator John Brown from Kansas
d. My Grandfather told me stories about world war ii.
def can't be C & D.
B??
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C is wrong. senator is suppose to be capitalized.
D is wrong. world war ii should be capitalized.
A is wrong. President is not suppose to be capitalized unless it is preceded by a name. ex. President Obama
B is correct. the North should be capitlize as it is referring to a particualr region/place. The only time you wouldn't capitalize north if it refers to compass direction ex. turn north onto Grand Avenue.
D is wrong. world war ii should be capitalized.
A is wrong. President is not suppose to be capitalized unless it is preceded by a name. ex. President Obama
B is correct. the North should be capitlize as it is referring to a particualr region/place. The only time you wouldn't capitalize north if it refers to compass direction ex. turn north onto Grand Avenue.
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